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My life was an absolute bastard with a chip on his shoulder.

December 28, 2016 by borisanne 8 Comments

Who recommended this to me? How did this end up on my to-be-read list? Whoever you are, thanks, my friend! It was an absolutely fantastic interlude after the deep, dark despair inspired by the “Peculiar Children” series. Honestly, this is the kind of story-telling I think people are talking about when they talk about Rainbow Rowell (note: I have only read one Rowell book, and it was totally fine). The prose is very sharp and full of whimsy. It’s clever, but lands on the right […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Ahern, breakup, cannonball, CBR8, Cecelia Ahern, family, Fiction, Ireland, life, maybe science fiction, romance

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Ahern, breakup, cannonball, CBR8, Cecelia Ahern, family, Fiction, Ireland, life, maybe science fiction, romance ·
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You make infidelity sound like a hole in the sidewalk.

October 30, 2016 by borisanne Leave a Comment

Another Cannonball Read Rainbow Rowell Success Story! This is my first Rainbow Rowell novel, and I would not have found her so quickly were she not a huge CBR favorite. And I get it, but also I don’t? She is undeniably a damn delight. But more to point about this specific book, the part of me that’s still mad that “Bridget Jones’ Baby” ended with a fucking wedding is really bummed out that Lincoln (our hero) ends his Attachments journey to emotional health and adult sustainability […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: breakup, email, Rainbow Rowell, rom com, romance, Rowell, Y2K

borisanne's CBR8 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: breakup, email, Rainbow Rowell, rom com, romance, Rowell, Y2K ·
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